Ebano News NetworkJun 7, 2022
Claim Journal News: Human-Triggered California Wildfires More Severe than Natural Blazes https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2022/06/07/310846.htm #lightningstrikes #fireseverity #SierraNevada #ecosystems #wildfires #WestNews
Human-Triggered California Wildfires More Severe than Natural Blazes

Human-caused wildfires in California are more ferocious than blazes sparked by lightning, a team led by scientists from the University of California,

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Ebano News NetworkJun 6, 2022
Claim Journal News: Officials: Tempe Plagued with Deteriorating Sewage Pipes https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2022/06/06/310812.htm #OrangeburgPipe #piperupture #sewagepipes #WestNews #plumbing #Tempe
Officials: Tempe Plagued with Deteriorating Sewage Pipes

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- A recent pipe rupture that spilled around 8 million gallons of water and closed a major Phoenix-area highway put Tempe's water

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Ebano News NetworkJun 3, 2022
Claim Journal News: Alaska River Flooding from Snowmelt Sweeps Away One Home https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2022/06/03/310794.htm #erodingriverbank #riverflooding #Copperville #WestNews #snowmelt #Alaska
Alaska River Flooding from Snowmelt Sweeps Away One Home

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- One home was swept away by a raging river, with several other homes and cabins lining the Copper River in eastern Alaska also in

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Ebano News NetworkJun 2, 2022
Claim Journal News: Phoenix Cops Find 1,200 Catalytic Converters as Thefts Soar https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2022/06/02/310771.htm #NationalInsuranceCrimeBureau #catalyticconverters #insurancefraud #Phoenixpolice #scrapdealers #theftcharges #WestNews
Phoenix Cops Find 1,200 Catalytic Converters as Thefts Soar

PHOENIX (AP) -- An Arizona man is facing multiple theft charges after detectives found more than 1,200 catalytic converters packed into a storage unit, a

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Ebano News NetworkJun 1, 2022
Claim Journal News: 9th Circuit: Wash. Law on Malpractice Suits Doesn’t Apply https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2022/06/01/310731.htm #WashingtonSupremeCourt #certificatesofmerit #medicalmalpractice #unconstitutional #declaration #plaintiffs #TortReform #WestNews
9th Circuit: Wash. Law on Malpractice Suits Doesn't Apply

A Washington state law that requires plaintiffs to file a declaration declining arbitration when filing a medical malpractice suit does not apply in

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Ebano News NetworkMay 31, 2022
Claim Journal News: New Mexico Wildfire Scar Burn has Forest Officials Worried https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2022/05/31/310724.htm #FederalEmergencyManagementAdministration #flashfloods #landslides #NewMexico #WestNews #burnscar #wildfire #ash
New Mexico Wildfire Scar Burn has Forest Officials Worried

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- As more than 3,000 firefighters in northern New Mexico continued to battle the nation's largest active wildfire Sunday, federal

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Ebano News NetworkMay 27, 2022
Claim Journal News: Firefighters Rescue ‘Cinder’ the Elk Calf from Fire’s Ashes https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2022/05/27/310696.htm #calvingseason #firefighters #NewMexico #WestNews #wildfire #elkcalf #cinder
Firefighters Rescue 'Cinder' the Elk Calf from Fire's Ashes

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- Firefighters have rescued an abandoned newborn elk calf found amid the ashes of the nation's largest wildfire as calving season

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Ebano News NetworkMay 27, 2022
Claim Journal News: Utah Supreme: Appearance of Conflict Enough to Disqualify Medical Evaluator https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2022/05/26/310683.htm #RockyMountainCenterforOccupationalandEnvironmentalHealth #WCFMutualInsuranceCo #workerscompensation #conflictofinterest #UtahSupremeCourt #WestNews #bias
Utah Supreme: Appearance of Conflict Enough to Disqualify Medical Evaluator

Workers' compensation claimants don't have to prove that the physicians appointed to resolve medical disputes have an "actual bias" — the mere appearance

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Ebano News NetworkMay 26, 2022
Claim Journal News: Gas Wells Leak Explosive Levels of Methane in California https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2022/05/26/310671.htm #WestNews
Gas Wells Leak Explosive Levels of Methane in California

Some Bakersfield residents are concerned about potential explosions after a state agency found that six idle oil wells near homes were leaking methane in

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Ebano News NetworkMay 26, 2022
Claim Journal News: Planned Wyoming Abortion Clinic Severely Damaged in Fire https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/west/2022/05/26/310667.htm #abortionclinic #suspectedarson #investigation #WestNews #Wyoming #damage #fire
Planned Wyoming Abortion Clinic Severely Damaged in Fire

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) -- An overnight fire Wednesday severely damaged a building that was being renovated to house a new abortion clinic in Wyoming, a

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